Player of the Week: March 16, 2015
Each week during the indoor and sand seasons, one player originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
2015 Sand Week #1: Maryna Samoday
Florida International University
Reported to subscribers in 2009 by AVSR Global.
Home: Sumy, Ukraine.
6'1" Senior.
Indoor Positions: Outside Hitter, Opposite.
See Maryna Samoday’s bio at the Florida International website.
Last Week’s Action:
• Samoday charged to a 7-1 record to start the season. She’s a top contender for the pairs national championship this spring. As a junior she reached the Final Four.
• Samoday’s partner this year is freshman Anja Licka. Last year Samoday built a 17-5 record, competing with three different partners to win 14 of her last 16 matches.
• At age 20 Samoday placed fourth at the 2013 Under-22 European Beach Championship.
• Samoday’s brother, Valeriy Samoday, won the FIVB Beach World Championship at both the under-21 and under-19 levels.
Excerpt from 2009 AVSR Global report:
“Sleek athlete and longtime player from an elite volleyball family. Can play six rotations at LH or RH in upper-Division I. … Creative attacker with an easy swing and surgical shotmaking skills. … Comfortable, adaptive ball control.”